Slocum G2 Glider Operators Training Guide
Pre-mission Checkouts
12
TELEDYNE WEBB RESEARCH
Rev. 06/12
•
Run Ini1.mi
—Does 3 yos to the north, diving to 5 meters and climbing to
3 meters. The pitch should be +/- 20 degrees.
•
Run Ini2.mi
—Goes to a waypoint 100 meters south of the dive point,
diving to 5 meters and climbing to 3 meters. The pitch should be +/- 20
degrees.
•
Run Ini3.mi
—Goes to a waypoint 100 meters north of the dive point,
diving to 5 meters and climbing to 3 meters. The pitch should be +/- 20
degrees.
4.
Send the files locally and/or by Iridium. Confirm the flight data and desired flight
characteristics of ini missions run. If necessary, turn flight control over to the
Dockserver over Iridium.
5.
If you have not removed the buoy and the line from the glider, do it now.
6.
From the GliderDOS prompt, type
exit reset
. This forces reinitialization of
all of the sensor values.
7.
When the glider reboots, type
control-C
, when prompted, to bring up the
GliderDOS prompt. Then type
loadmission waterclr.mi
to zero any built-
up water currents that are remembered long term.
8.
Type
run stock.mi
or the equivalent
.mi
to begin the desired mission.
